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Day 4: 5 children rescued
Sexagenarian woman runs from pillar to post to trace her grandson
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Oil tankers’ body begins stir
Two drug peddlers held
Girl blames police department for illegally detaining her mother
Langar, competitions mark Educational Trust founder’s day
Special children participate in ‘Badhte Kadam’
Red Ribbon Express to arrive next month
New freezing technique promises child birth planning
Annual day celebrated
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Day 4: 5 children rescued
Jalandhar, November 25 While for the past few days the department officials had been insisting that the owners of the establishments employing children could only be challaned (fined), today officials said their recommended action also involved punishment of three months or more for the offenders. Talking to The Tribune, Assistant Labour Commissioner Sukhjinder Singh said, “The employers of the children (below 14 years and pursuing hazardous occupations) have been fined as well as are liable to be punished for a period of three months or more.” “The challans have been issued and the children found today were all confirmed to be below 14 years by the doctor accompanying our team,” he added. While a police protection team had been accompanying the raiding teams every day, the police department has not initiated any kind of action against the erring employers until now. The in charge of the human trafficking wing of the police department accompanied the labour department team yesterday, reportedly on a tip-off. The labour department sources said the police teams were surprised at the absence of any children at the said establishments about which they had got leads. Notably, there are various aspects of the action which are not being pursued properly by the labour department. Ambiguity is constantly being maintained by the department on the type of action which can be initiated against the erring employers. Officials constantly say action as per the Juvenile Justice Act and as per the Labour Act cannot be taken simultaneously. The working environment of the children is also not being investigated properly. The labour department is mum on the number of hours for which these children have been found working, stating that the children are not telling them anything. So far, none of the children have been found to be bonded labours or orphans. There are various aspects of the action which are not being pursued properly by the labour department. Ambiguity is constantly being maintained by the department on the type of action which can be initiated against the erring employers. Officials constantly say action as per the Juvenile Justice Act and as per the Labour Act cannot be taken simultaneously
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Sexagenarian woman runs from pillar to post to trace her grandson
Jalandhar, November 25 Now four months have passed, but neither the police nor the family members of the boy are aware of his whereabouts. Interestingly, the grandmother had allegedly levelled kidnapping allegation against the grandson’s girlfriend of the same village and had also filed a complaint regarding this to the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Nawanshahr. “On July 22, my grandson Gurdip Singh, who was working in a factory, had gone missing. I suspected the role of his girlfriend, who used to visit our home frequently. I have been making rounds of the offices of senior police officials, but no one is taking our pleas seriously,” Kaur said, alleging that the police had only registered a missing report but had refused to register a kidnapping case against the girl. Narrating her tale further, she said a few days after her grandson had gone missing, his girlfriend also contacted them and said the boy was with her, adding that when they went to the girl’s home to inquire the same, she backtracked from her statement and alleged that she was just joking with them. “Is this a matter of joke? I have lost my grandson and the girl is neither taking the police nor us seriously,” she quipped. With tearful eyes, while demanding a thorough inquiry into the case, the victim’s grandmother asserted that the day Gurdip went missing, the alleged girl, along with Gurdip’s brother Satnam, without informing the other family members, had filed a written complaint with the Rahon police station in which she had stated that the boy was in some depression and had gone missing. “But my Gurdip was not in any depression. Rather he was happy that he was going abroad along with his father, mother and brother.” She further alleged that the girl had shrewdly filed the missing report just to divert the attention of the police from the truth of the case. Satish Malhotra, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Nawanshahr, said the police was seriously making efforts to trace the youth, but no vital clue had been obtained so far. About the allegation of kidnapping by his girlfriend, the DSP said the Rahon police station and even the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) Staff had questioned the girl several times, but her role behind the boy’s disappearance could not be established yet. "Though we are not giving a clean chit to the girl, she will be questioned whenever the need arises,” he added. Interestingly, the DSP claimed that during the investigation of the case, he had found that Gurdip (the victim) who was to board a flight to the USA, was not interested in going abroad. “We have been exploring this aspect and probably something vital about his disappearance will come to the fore soon,” he added. |
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Oil tankers’ body begins stir
Jalandhar, November 25 The vice-president of district Indian Oil Tanker Union Ashok Sareen said the owners of the oil tankers had decided to start the indefinite strike, as the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) officials had not been paying heed to their genuine demands. He said diesel and petrol were being supplied to entire Jammu and Kashmir, 70 per cent of Himchal Pradesh and the Doaba region of Punjab from the Jalandhar terminal of the IOC located in Suchi Pind on the Delhi-Amritsar national highway number 1. Besides, aviation fuel is also supplied to nearby airports from the Jalandhar IOC terminal. He added that due to the strike, Indian Oil would bear the monthly loss of around Rs 10 to 15 crore. He alleged that IOC officials had been harassing the tanker owners with one or the other excuse for the past some time and they had also apprised the Chandigarh office of the issue, but the authorities had not paid heed to their demands.
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Two drug peddlers held
Phagwara, November 25 The accused Gobind was a drug addict and was admitted to a drug de-addiction centre in Phagwara from where he escaped on November 22 and went to another accused Rajan. Both accused then snatched a purse of a student on the same evening, but the police succeeded to nab the accused and recovered the snatched purse and intoxicant powder from them.
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Girl blames police department for illegally detaining her mother
Jalandhar, November 25 She alleged that on November 22 night, officials of the Phillaur police station raided their house and forcibly took her mother Kamla Devi along. “When I asked them the cause of detaining my mother, they did not reply and forcibly bundled my mother into their vehicle and left. As per the rules, only female cops could arrest a female, but no female cops were accompanying the police party on that day,” she further alleged. Later they visited the police station and asked the police about the whereabouts of her mother, but no police official was interested in paying heed to their requests, she asserted. “On November 24, I met the SSP and he then marked my application to the DSP Phillaur for inquiry,” she said. Later when she contacted the DSP, he said, "Her mother was wanted in an attempt to murder case, but he did not confirm about her mother’s arrest.” If my mother was detained by the police, why police officials are denying the same?” she asked. Gulshan Lal, Station House Office, Phillaur, when asked whether the police had arrested Kamla Devi on November 22 from her house, denied the same and said the woman was arrested today only and the girl was just levelling false allegation against the police. The SHO said a few months ago, the woman, along with her kin, had attacked some persons near the village and an attempt to murder case was then registered against the assailants, including the woman. He added that the woman was escaping arrest since the attack and today she was nabbed. ‘Murder case pending’Gulshan Lal, Station House Office, Phillaur, when asked whether the police had arrested Kamla Devi on November 22 from her house, denied the same and said the woman was arrested on Sunday only and the girl was just levelling false allegation against the police. The SHO said a few months ago, the woman, along with her kin, had attacked some persons near the village and an attempt to murder case was then registered against the assailants, including the woman. He added that the woman was escaping arrest since the attack and was nabbed on Sunday
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Langar, competitions mark Educational Trust founder’s day
Jalandhar, November 25 The competition was judged by the eminent educationists including, Professor Tajinder Singh (HOD, music department, BD Arya College, Jalandhar and radio artist in light vocal geet/gazal); Karamjeet Kaur Sekhon, retd lecturer of Punjabi; S Inderjit Singh, sitar player and Doordarshan artist. GGN Public School, Ludhiana, stood first.
Second prize was shared by Swami Sant Dass Public School, Jalandhar, and Guru Amar Dass Public School, Jalandhar. The third prize was shared by Guru Nanak International Public School, Ludhiana, and MGN Public School, Kapurthala. Dr Raghbir Singh Bains was the chief guest on the occasion.
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Special children participate in ‘Badhte Kadam’
Jalandhar, November 25 MLA Pargat Singh was the chief guest on the occasion. He inaugurated the event by releasing balloons in the air. The Chanan Association President, Amarjit Singh Anand, was also present on the occasion. More than 100 children from Prayas School, Vajra AWWA School, Udaan School and the special wing of the St Josephs Convent School were present at the event. On the occasion, students of Prayas School presented a skit titled ‘Dustbin’, Vajra AWWA School students presented a dance and students of the special wing of the St Josephs Convent School presented a bhangra performance. As many as 60 parents were present on the occasion and many people associated with the MLA Pargat Singh said he will bring up the issue with the government. On the occasion, an exhibition of the National Trust Schemes was also displayed.
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Red Ribbon Express to arrive next month
Jalandhar, November 25 Enroute to Amritsar, the train will start from Nangal on December 15 and is expected to reach Jalandhar in December end, sources in the Punjab Aids Control Society said. The society has selected eight districts (Ropar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Faridkot, Fazilka, Tarn Taran, and Amritsar) to spread awareness about AIDS. Displaying banners, posters and audio-visual clips, the train will end its journey in Amritsar on January 1. It will halt at Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Fazilka for three days each. Run by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare under the National Rural Health Mission (NHRM) program, the train is moving across the country to spread awareness on HIV/AIDS for the third year. — TNS
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New freezing technique promises child birth planning
Jalandhar, November 25 “Oocyte (egg) freezing is a new technique which allows oocyte to be stored for a long time at temperature below the freezing point. Oocytes [eggs] can be stored below -196°C and can be re-used whenever required,” said Dr SPS Virk, a local doctor. Dr Virk, who is the president of the Indian Society of Assisted Reproduction, Punjab Chapter, recently participated in the 28th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology at Istambul in Turkey. Sharing his experiences with the Tribune, Dr Virk said that more than 9,000 experts from USA, Canada, England, Italy, Australia, Africa and Indian participated in the meet and represented their country. “The effect of physiologic aging had long been the enemy of fertility due to the limited supply of eggs formed at the time a woman is born. As the age advances, the decline in the number and quality of eggs continues to accelerate with little or no warning. It helps women to preserve their eggs when they are healthy,” said Dr Virk.
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from schools Jalandhar: The Manav Sehyog School, Shahpur, Jalandhar, celebrated its annual day function today. S Pargat Singh, MLA, Punjab was the chief guest on the occasion. The programme was ushered in by a welcome dance by the students. Tiny tots of the school danced to the tunes of Waka Waka. The whole show was a wonderful fusion of eastern and western cultures by a harmonious blend of music and dance. The most riveting performance was the puppet dance. An English play was also staged on the occasion. On the occasion, Dr SK Sharma , chairman, Manav Sehyog School; Dr NK Khosla, patron, Manav Sehyog Society; Sushma Chopra, vice- president, Manav Sehyog Society; PP Sharma, regional director, DAV Schools; Narinder Jain, KK Malhotra, Vimal Jain, KL Jain, OP Seth, Pavinder Jain, Ashok Gupta, were also present. Sports meet held
Ivy World School organised ‘Joy de Vivre-2012’, the joy of life, their first sports extravaganza. The event was inaugurated by John Gloster, an Australian sports physiotherapist, who was the former physiotherapist of the Indian Cricket Team. It showcased the overall physical development of the students on the lines of fitness and specialised programmes for particular age groups according to their strengths. The school march past was held on the occasion. |
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